Publication: Incidence of non-B subtypes of HIV-1 in Galicia, Spain: high frequency and diversity of HIV-1 among men who have sex with men
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Cuevas, Maria Teresa ISCIII 
Fernandez-Garcia, Aurora ISCIII
Sanchez-Garcia, Ana M ISCIII
Gonzalez-Galeano, Maria ISCIII
Pinilla, Milagros ISCIII
Sanchez-Martinez, Monica ISCIII
Garcia, Valentina ISCIII
Perez-Alvarez, Lucia ISCIII
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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An increase in HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been reported in eight regions of Spain from 2003 to 2007. In order to study the incidence of HIV-1 genetic forms in Galicia, northwest of Spain, in particular the spread of HIV-1 variants among MSM, 93 newly diagnosed HIV-1 patients, including those with acute and recently acquired infections, were studied for a year from August 2008 to August 2009. Thirty eight (41%) were MSM. Of them, nine (24%) were infected by non-B viruses, including seven different genetic forms. The analysis of transmission clusters showed that 23 (60%) MSM grouped in different clusters and mostly in large clusters. Resistance mutations were detected in six (16%) MSM.
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Euro Surveill. 2009 Nov 26;14(47). pii: 19413.